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NSW teenagers charged over alleged violent extremist material
Two Moree teenagers, 15 and 16, were charged after police seized a ballistic-style vest, phone and handwritten material in a joint federal and state counterterrorism operation; both were refused bail and are due at Parramatta children’s court.
Apr 3rd 2026 · Australia
Insights
- Two boys from Moree aged 15 and 16 were charged after a joint AFP and NSW Police counterterrorism investigation.
- Police seized a ballistic-style vest, a mobile phone and several notebooks during searches of two homes.
- The probe began in December after New England police received information a teenager was accessing extremist material online.
- The 15-year-old faces charges of knowingly collecting and making documents connected with terrorism and using a carriage service to transmit violent extremist material.
- The 16-year-old is charged with using a carriage service to possess violent extremist material.
- Both boys were refused bail and will appear at Parramatta children’s court on Friday.
Sources
- Man arrested after fatal Sydney stabbing www.smh.com.au
- Two NSW teens charged over extremist material allegedly linked to terror www.smh.com.au
- Two NSW teenagers charged over violent extremist material allegedly linked to terror www.theguardian.com
- Queensland man jailed for 15 years after live-streaming child abuse www.abc.net.au